The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

Christopher Carroll, MD, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Childhood Obesity Increases Duration Of Therapy During Severe Asthma Exacerbations." Dr. Carroll is a pediatric intensivist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006:527-31)

Djillali Annane, MD, discusses a study on epinephrine versus norepinephrine for septic shock he presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Annane is professor of critical care Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, France.

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.

Arno Zaritsky, MD, discusses an article he and Dr. Ikram Haque published in the March 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled "Analysis of the Evidence for Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children." Dr. Zaritsky is professor and chief of pediatric critical care at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.

Gregory Martin, MD, discusses some of the topics from his presentation during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS." Dr. Martin is assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and the section head of pulmonary and critical care division at Grady Memorial Hospital where he is also the director of the medical and coronary ICUs.

Stephan Mayer, MD, FCCM, discusses cooling the neurological patient. Dr. Mayer is director of the neurological intensive care unit at Columbia University Medicine Center and he is an associate professor in neurology and neurosurgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.

Howard Corwin, MD, FCCM, discusses hematological issues and anemia in the critically ill and injured. Dr. Corwin professor of medicine and section chief of critical care medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.

John Mazuski, MD, FCCM, and Beth Taylor, MS, RD, CNSD, FCCM, discuss their article published in the February 2007 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Gastric vs. Intestinal Feeding: Does it Make a Difference?" Dr. Mazuski is a professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Ms. Taylor is a nutrition support dietitian at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. (Crit Conn 2007 Vol. 6, No. 1)

Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU." Dr. Pronovost and researchers showed Thuough this study that simple measures, such as hand washing, can have a dramatic effect in reducing bloodstream infections. They focused on improved teamwork between doctors, nurses and other intensive care unit professionals, collecting data from 103 Michigan hospitals for up to 18 months. The reference for this article is NEJM 2006 Volume 355, Number 26:2725-2732.